Housing Analysis

Everyone needs shelter in rented housing or individually owned homes. Each community, including Prairie City Township, Illinois, is different from the rest based on overall architecture, appearance, occupancy, average housing square footage, average home value, and average home age.

(updated 2010)

Household Type(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Family households:

Married-couple family : 190

Other family:

Male householder, no wife present : 3

Female householder, no husband present : 2

Nonfamily households:

Householder living alone : 74

Householder not living alone : 10

(updated 2009)

Unmarried-Partner Households By Sex Of Partner(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Unmarried-partner households:

Male householder and male partner : 0

Male householder and female partner : 3

Female householder and female partner : 7

Female householder and male partner : 0

All other households : 269

(updated 2009)

Household Type By Tenure(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Family households:

Married-couple family:

Owner-occupied housing units : 178

Renter-occupied housing units : 12

Other family:

Male householder, no wife present:

Owner-occupied housing units : 3

Renter-occupied housing units : 0

Female householder, no husband present:

Owner-occupied housing units : 0

Renter-occupied housing units : 2

Nonfamily households:

Owner-occupied housing units : 53

Renter-occupied housing units : 31

(updated 2009)

Household Income (Annual)(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Less than $10,000 : 31

$10,000 to $14,999 : 26

$15,000 to $19,999 : 50

$20,000 to $24,999 : 17

$25,000 to $29,999 : 12

$30,000 to $34,999 : 7

$35,000 to $39,999 : 15

$40,000 to $44,999 : 13

$45,000 to $49,999 : 4

$50,000 to $59,999 : 27

$60,000 to $74,999 : 17

$75,000 to $99,999 : 22

$100,000 to $124,999 : 20

$125,000 to $149,999 : 0

$150,000 to $199,999 : 0

$200,000 or more : 18

(updated 2009)

Housing Units(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Total : 304

(updated 2009)

Occupancy Status(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Occupied : 279

Vacant : 25

(updated 2009)

Median Number Of Rooms(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Median number of rooms : 6

(updated 2009)

Year Structure Built(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Built 2005 or later : 38

Built 2000 to 2004 : 6

Built 1990 to 1999 : 10

Built 1980 to 1989 : 12

Built 1970 to 1979 : 41

Built 1960 to 1969 : 24

Built 1950 to 1959 : 33

Built 1940 to 1949 : 8

Built 1939 or earlier : 132

(updated 2009)

House Heating Fuel(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Utility gas : 184

Bottled, tank, or LP gas : 39

Electricity : 28

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. : 0

Coal or coke : 0

Wood : 28

Solar energy : 0

Other fuel : 0

No fuel used : 0

(updated 2009)

House Value(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Less than $10,000 : 37

$10,000 to $14,999 : 19

$15,000 to $19,999 : 4

$20,000 to $24,999 : 2

$25,000 to $29,999 : 7

$30,000 to $34,999 : 12

$35,000 to $39,999 : 3

$40,000 to $49,999 : 19

$50,000 to $59,999 : 20

$60,000 to $69,999 : 7

$70,000 to $79,999 : 2

$80,000 to $89,999 : 36

$90,000 to $99,999 : 0

$100,000 to $124,999 : 22

$125,000 to $149,999 : 2

$150,000 to $174,999 : 14

$175,000 to $199,999 : 17

$200,000 to $249,999 : 10

$250,000 to $299,999 : 0

$300,000 to $399,999 : 0

$400,000 to $499,999 : 0

$500,000 to $749,999 : 1

$750,000 to $999,999 : 0

$1,000,000 or more : 0

(updated 2009)

Mortgage Status(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Housing units with a mortgage, contract to purchase, or similar debt:

With either a second mortgage or home equity loan, but not both:

Second mortgage only : 2

Home equity loan only : 2

Both second mortgage and home equity loan : 0

No second mortgage and no home equity loan : 107

Housing units without a mortgage : 123

(updated 2009)

Median Value By Year Structure Built(Prairie City Township, Illinois)

Built 2005 or later : $120,800

Built 2000 to 2004 :

Built 1990 to 1999 : $18,800

Built 1980 to 1989 :

Built 1970 to 1979 : $53,300

Built 1960 to 1969 : $58,300

Built 1950 to 1959 : $45,700

Built 1940 to 1949 : $14,400

Built 1939 or earlier : $56,300

(updated 2009)

Percentage of Family Households in Prairie City Township, Illinois: 75.3%